We, “retro” enthusiasts, know well that time goes too fast and we are all aging at the same speed, but we never can expect when someone in the retro scene passes away. This morning I learned through many UK gaming outlets that Bob Wakelin has passed away. He was mostly known in UK and the rest of Europe where Ocean…
It is fairly common to hear stories of people that either kept their first computer since childhood or purchased the same model as the one they had back then. I just had a slightly different experience on my own. I recently went back to Brazil to visit family and attend my sister’s wedding. As any trip of that focus on…
Apple II computer enthusiasts are fortunate to have a very active community and to reinforce that, John Brooks has announced via Call A.P.P.L.E (adding these dots is so laborious!) that a new release of ProDOS is available for download. This is a minor release bringing fixes for the major 2.4 version, released months ago. Release Notes: Bugs fixed: If a directory…
Fredrik Ramsberg has released a new basic freeware game for the Commodore 64 called Jake the Snake. You are a snake. There are some apples nearby. Eat the apples to get to the next level. The game gets faster with every apple you eat. If you think the initial speed is too slow for you, you can increase the minimum…
Veteran developers Swivel Creations have partnered with London based Lu Studios to bring the classic 80’s game BOUNDER to mobile which is set for release in the first quarter 2018. The owner of Swivel Matt Risley has a big background in games stretching back to 1991 and this year contacted Ian Stewart, ex-Gremlin Graphics owner (UrbanScan) and negotiated a deal…
Toni has released the final version of WinUAE 3.6.0. WinUAE is currently the best Amiga emulation available to date and if used alongside Classic Workbench and WHDLoad you can achieve a really great Amiga hard drive experience like in the picture above. Download from the link below :) Download: winuae.net Last Beta: eab.abime.net Changes: eab.abime.net
Gabriele Amore has released a new Speccy game called Crazy Kong Episode II, Saving Kong. The game is his entry for the ZX-Dev competition and was created with AGD (Arcade Game Designer). The game instantly reminded me of the 1986 Arcade title Rampage, a classic in it’s own right. However the gameplay is very different to Rampage, where you climbed and…
Welcome to part 1 of a multi-part series on simple things you can do to speed up Microsoft BASIC on the Radio Shack Color Computer. These tips may be applicable to other systems with Microsoft (or other) BASICs. See also: Introduction Part 1 – Spaces, Lines and Comments I mentioned in my rambling introduction that we would start our with…
MojonTwins are well-known for their many great games for the ZX Spectrum and other “retro” platforms. It is excellent news for all homebrew developers out there that they decided to release the source code of their game engine MK2, a framework consisting of a modular engine programmed in C and a set of tools to make games for ZX Spectrum….
Hi retro gaming people, we are “The Retro Shed!” and we’re also very excited to be contributors to Vintage Is The New Old, so thanks to the team for inviting us to take part! We are a family based in Worcestershire who adore all things gaming and computing, the older the better, and we have a shed dedicated to the…
